International Eco-Hero Awards for Young Environmentalists

About the Award

Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects.

Project Requirements

  1. The project concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world.
  2. The project is action-based and self-initiated, and not one assigned by a teacher or other adult.
  3. The project should be at least 6 months long and close to completion or completed within the last year.
  4. If the project is an invention, some trials should be completed before applying.
  5. Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 16 on February 28th in the year of application.
  6. Science Fair and Scouting Badge projects will only be considered if they include environmental action, educational outreach to others or extended studies beyond the Science Fair and Scouting Badges.
  7. We do not accept (a) projects related to domestic or confined animals, (b) compositions or reports.
  8. Previous winners, immediate relatives of AFN board members, active reading panel members, or judges, may not apply.
  9. Only applications in English are accepted.

PRIZES

Winners will receive:

  • Public recognition and media press release
  • Cash prize of up to $500
  • Certificate of achievement for outstanding efforts to help protect and preserve the environment
  • Exclusive access to our ECO-HERO ALUMNI FACEBOOK GROUP

Just as importantly, winners will serve as role models for other young people by demonstrating that each individual can make a difference.

To apply, applicants who have initiated an environmental project of their own will document it by completing our online application form.

Applications for the 2022 Eco-Hero Awards are OPEN through February 28, 2022, 11:59pm PST.

Read more on the award at: https://actionfornature.org/eco-hero-awards

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